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Akan and Sundanese


Sundanese and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ghana  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen  
Halo  

Thank You
meda ase  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
maadwo  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
maadwo  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
maaha  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
maakye  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
wae  
Mangga  

Sorry
Kafra  
Hapunten  

Bye
bye  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
39
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Fante  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
Akan  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Twi, Fante  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
akan  
soundanais  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
15  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Sundanese  

Language Position
104  
99+
42  
39

Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
sun  

ISO 639 3
aka  
sun  

ISO 639 6
aka  
sun  

Glottocode
akan1251  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Akan and Sundanese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Akan and Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Akan and Sundanese Speaking population

Akan and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Akan and Sundanese on Akan vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Sundanese Language Codes

Akan and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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